Kikruma Students' Union backs CSU on Kohima-Jessami road repair demand

Published on May 5, 2025

A portion of the Kohima-Jessami road near Kikruma village on May 5.
KOHIMA — Three days after the Chakhesang Students' Union (CSU) served the executive director of National Highways & Infrastructure Development Corporation Ltd. (NHIDCL), Regional Office Kohima, with a seven-day ultimatum for Kohima-Jessami road project (package-2), the Kikruma Students' Union (KSU) has extended support to the CSU, demanding urgent repair of the road.
The KSU had, on May 4, written to the ED, NHIDCL, expressing solidarity and support for the CSU.
“As the village most directly and significantly affected by the continued negligence and lack of progress on this crucial infrastructure project, the Kikruma Students' Union shares its strong condemnation expressed by the CSU towards the National Highways and Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited (NHIDCL) and EPC contractor M/s Ratna Infrastructure Project Pvt. Ltd. for their gross negligence and continued failure to ensure the timely development and maintenance of the Kohima-Jessami road (package 2),” it stated.
The KSU asserted that the demands put forth by the CSU were “just, necessary, and reflect the urgent need for immediate intervention.”

It urged the NHIDCL to take immediate cognisance of the concerns raised by the CSU and initiate swift and effective measures to address the issues.
It may be mentioned here that the Kohima-Jessami road package-2, having a distance of 21.90 km, stretches from Chakhabama to Kikruma from NH-29, which was previously known as NH 150.
As of March 30, 2025, the ongoing project’s physical progress stands at 10.69%, with financial progress is at 7.4%. The original scheduled completion date is January 4, 2026.